New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training

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The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) is a leading research institute at the University of New Brunswick with several locations throughout the province. NB-IRDT transforms provincial data into actionable insights to inform public policy, enhance community well-being, and drive prosperity. Leveraging comprehensive data sets across health, education, social sciences, and other sectors, NB-IRDT collaborates with government agencies, academic institutions, and industry leaders to create impactful research that contributes to effective public policies and societal improvement.

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  • The New Brunswick (NB) HealthADAPT project is a multi-year initiative funded by the Climate Change Innovation Bureau of Health Canada and led by the Government of New Brunswick’s Department of Health. The goal of NB HealthADAPT is to test tools for assessing health-related vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in an urban and rural setting (i.e., the urban City of Moncton and the rural Region of Chaleur). Ultimately, this project aims to help the health sector in NB prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change.
  • New Brunswick invests substantially in educating its students. These reports examine graduate retention rates and factors that may be influencing New Brunswickers' decisions to stay and work in the province.
  • New Brunswick has been identified as having the lowest rate of immigrant retention. These reports identify some of the factors influencing retention rates in NB.
  • The population of New Brunswick is always changing. These reports measure population growth and present a demographic breakdown for the province.
  • The collection of research from the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) spans diverse topics crucial to public policy, health, education, and social wellbeing in New Brunswick. Research topics include healthcare utilization outcomes, immigrant retention, teacher recruitment, socioeconomic determinants of health, environmental impacts on public health, among many others, providing a deeper understanding of the factors influencing the prosperity and health of New Brunswick communities.